The Ashen Warband

[Cracker 4570]

*As you traverse through dwarf lands, you notice the thud of various troop movements and rag-tag dwarves scattering about. Approaching a thick notice, you inspect it for any clues for this oddity. You notice a variety of these notices spread across the dwarven lands*

The Ashen Warband

Committed to restore the glory days of the Dwarven Nation?

Tired of being considered a petty nation of scrap and weakness?

Acknowledge the king's wrath, impiety and corruption has gone too far?

Wish to aid in the due process of honor and justice?

Simply looking to train your blade and forge a new empire?

If so, the Ashen Warband believes that you should join its ranks.

Warriors, farmers, workers and all beings. The time has come to stand up to the ire King Kjell Ireheart, a self-proclaimed Paragon. He defiles the statues of old, murders and exiles without whims, and fails to bring back our honor as a kingdom. We cannot tolerate this and it will not return us to our former strengths of Aegis and prior.

His actions have resulted in the culmination of this Warband. Together, gleaming of diamond and iron-clad ranks, armed with the legendary gold, we will bring back a golden dawn, a return to the Dwarven name. We will cause rubble, destruction and wrath left in our wake, ashes strewn across our face and our lands. But we fight not in the name of wrath and power, but to reclaim our lost honor from the clutches of our actions in Asulon.

We require soldiers and vassals of all breeds and names. Through fighting with our warband, supplies and honor will be insured to you. Not only will you earn battle experience under some of the greatest Dwarven warriors, but also you will aid in forging a new dwarven kingdom, stronger which will rise from the ashes of ruin.

Our objectives consists as follows...

- Establish a fighting force, trained in Dwarven tactics and war planning.

- Acquire Kal'Dwain, a capital fit for our warband.

- Establish a government reflective of the olden ways of Aegis and prior, where the Dwarves championed.

- Rule over said kingdom with justice, wisdom, honor and valor

We will cease and desist, returning to the kingdom given...

- Kal'Dwain is given as a Blackaxe-Dawnsworn (control) city

- Kal'Dwain is ruled with its own governance, as so that we may champion ourselves to be great as we once were, without interference from direct tyranny.

- Say in Dwarven government to represent ourselves, in Mt. Ire

- Nobility bestow to both Dawnsworn-Blackaxes

The choice is in his hands, whether he bestows war or liberty.

Through these, the twin clans and its allies will insure our prosperity through the power of our Warbands might. Training, the planning of war and the planning of economics will begin promptly.

If you wish to join the Warband, take and fill below note and hand it to Chief Warlords Hildr Dawnsworn (TheCrackerJack) and Morgrim Blackaxe (Zezimus).

Leaders of the Ashband:

Chief Warlord Hildr Dawnsworn

Chief Warlord Morgrim Blackaxe

Clans who've pledged to work under the Warband:

Dawnsworn

Blackaxes

Starbreakers

Name (MC + RP):

Weapon skills:

Why do you wish to join our Warband:

What can you give to the Warband in terms of skills and strengths:

[Aryon 679]

[Hey guys, just a request; I do NOT want this to end up like Renatus-Hanseti. Please, PLEASE, do not split up the Dwarves. We are spread of RP enough as it is. What would happen if that is HALFED!? Please, just keep one nation. If you lose against Kjell, do not make your own new nation, or something like that.]

[Ulysses \A/ Irongut 2]

((I second that, if you do manage to overthrow Kjell why not take over the city/nation))

[Zezimus 1523]

((The ultimate intention is to unite the Dwarves, it just first requires spreading out the power a little. Yes, there will inevitably be conflict along the way but in the end, it'll all make good RP and will hopefully be fun for those involved. Kjell can basically either choose to accept our demands and we will work with him to create a better Dwarven nation or he can fight us, lol.))

[no longer active 734]

What! Dis seems to me not a rebellion to return de Dwarves back to their former glory but a Blackaxe-Dawnsworn attempt at gaining power! Who else benefits from dis?

[Zezimus 1523]

What! Dis seems to me not a rebellion to return de Dwarves back to their former glory but a Blackaxe-Dawnsworn attempt at gaining power! Who else benefits from dis?

T'e ot'er clans are free t'e make t'eir own demands, t'is is merely w'at we wish fer. If t'e Starbreakers, Ironguts, Braveaxes or any ot'er clan wishes t'e join t'e warband, t'eir demands can be added to t'e list and we can negotiate a set o' demands t'at will fit us all.

[Cracker 4570]

Aye, because the Dawnsworn and Blackaxe be de' 'uns tu organize dis warband, we are de' ones who've begun to dictate de' terms. If need be, udder clans who desire goals may have d'ere pleas submitted wid us.

Capturing Kal'Dwain is solely fer spiteing de' King, fer it be his newest posession n' it also be de most fertile n' suitable location fer de' affairs o' de Warband.

[Arbrek the Ancient 140]

The Starbreakers request that in return for men, arms, and armour, they be allowed their Clan Hall in Kal'Dwain.

[Cracker 4570]

Arbrek, we accept yer terms, fair 'uns d'ey be. Fer yer support n' pledging tu de Warband, we will bestow and preserve yer clan hall upon our capture of Kal'Dwain.

And I never got de chance fer thankin' ye' fer yer bestowed honor. I apologize fer mi foul wurds, n' I hope we can wurk togedder n' forge power in dese trying times.

[Dun_Irongut 104]

*A note is written onto the gates of Kal'Dwain, the text neatly printed in a dark coal dust*

You're acquisition of Kal'Dwain shall cease and desist or I shall cause the very halls of my own city to crumble. I understand your plight, but you will fight our king with honor, not make a foolish mockery of what I've built. For years you questioned why I lived there and now you move there yourself to promote Dwarven unity by splitting up the nation? I will return to my city and expect it to be returned to me. It is still mine and not yours to take. If you wish to seek council, request an audience.

-Doyen Darius Irongut

[no longer active 734]

An now t'ink ye Dwarves are despicable! Ye shud try and talk dis out!

[Battleme33 196]

((HO MAI GAWD))

[Thrym 188]

While ah'm a Starbreaka an Arbrek 'as spoken fer da clan an' ah must folla 'im, ah wan' et ta be known ah do not wish ta serve unda da Dawnsworn. Ah also dunnae believe da Dawnsworn an' Blackaxe should git control o' Dwain. It is da Dawnsworn 'ew caused grief to da Starbreaka's when dey 'ad Dwain. Why should da Dawnsworn 'ave control den? All dat aside, da control o' da citeh is roightly Darius' an ah believe 'e should git ta keep da citeh. 'e built da bludeh place! Ah'll nae support aneh but Darius 'avin control o' da citeh o' Dwain.

[Charles_Grimlie 1072]

Ah will allow fer da blackaxes an' da dawnsworn privileged tuh da land ov kal'dwain... In return Ah 'ave dree fin's Ah wish ta request frum da 'Ashen warband'

Un. Ye surrender yer forces tuh da kingdom!

Tuh. Ya sacrafoice yer ranks tuh da kingdom!

An' Dree. Yer all goin' ta face trails fer yer treason!

Any refusal fer dese orders an' dere will be blud shed fer yer treason, da Dawnsworn 'ave been agreed tuh be as power 'ungry as da Starbreakers... An' da black axes will 'ave dere rank o' position returned tuh dem in place o' da Dawnsworn.

Yer kin benae in da position da foight da 'igher powahs ov da Dwarves! Ye willnae 'ave a chance o' survoival if ye dunnae agree tuh our terms.

[Jordan1921 373]

Is not the point of this is to unify the Dwarves? If these clans are given the lands of Kal'Dwain, then it shall be the same as before, just different clans ruling the hold.